• THE DISCOVERY OF THE CHANDRASEKHAR MASS AND THE CHANDRASEKHAR-EDDINGTON CONTROVERSY 

      Autor: Shaviv, Giora
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2013)
      The so called Chandrasekhar limiting mass is a a quantum mechanical relativistic effect. The discovery and establishment of the concept involved a major controversy between the young Chandrasekhar and the hilarious Eddington. ...
    • THE HISTORY OF THE S PROCESS AND ITS PRESENT STATE 

      Autor: Shaviv, Giora
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2013)
      We review the history and the present status of the s-process and point to problems in need of clarification. In some cases it has to do with lack of experimental data and in other the theory is missing.
    • THE SENSITIVITY OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT TO CHANGES IN THE CONCENTRATION OF GASES IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES 

      Autor: Bressler, Smadar; Shaviv, Giora; Shaviv, Nir J.
      (České vysoké učení technické v PrazeCzech Technical University in Prague, 2013)
      We present a radiative transfer model for Earth-Like-Planets (ELP). The model allows the assessment of the effect of a change in the concentration of an atmospheric component, especially a greenhouse gas (GHG), on the ...